Talk:Pulse tube refrigerator

Cryocooler/refrigerator merge
Yes! No need for both, and "refrigerator" article much more developed. Will change link on Cryocooler page to point to "refrigerator" article instead. Gmarsden 19:04, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Invention
The invention was 21 years earlier in 1963 (see history in http://alexandria.tue.nl/extra2/200011540.pdf): W. E. Gifford, R. C. Longsworth: Pulse-tube refrigeration. Journal: Trans ASME. 1964, pp 264–268 -- 78.49.150.164 (talk) 10:41, 27 May 2009 (UTC)